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<p>Donald Trump wants to do the impossible, apparently &mdash; he wants to both give and not give teachers guns. On Thursday, he tweeted a two-parter, in which he explained that he never said he wanted to give teachers guns, he just wanted to provide &quot;concealed guns to adept teachers,&quot; which means, give teachers guns.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I never said “give teachers guns” like was stated on Fake News <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/nbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBC</a>. What I said was to look at the possibility of giving “concealed guns to gun adept teachers with military or special training experience - only the best. 20% of teachers, a lot, would now be able to</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/966650397002813440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">....immediately fire back if a savage sicko came to a school with bad intentions. Highly trained teachers would also serve as a deterrent to the cowards that do this. Far more assets at much less cost than guards. A “gun free” school is a magnet for bad people. ATTACKS WOULD END!</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/966653833047887874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>This point was not lost on Twitter.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Right, so you want to give guns to teachers. Glad we cleared that up.</p>&mdash; Dave-sgiving 🦃🦃🦃 (@baltimoredavey) <a href="https://twitter.com/baltimoredavey/status/966650519782658049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So, basically, you’re saying “give teachers guns”...</p>&mdash; David Doyle (@iamdoyle) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamdoyle/status/966651183233404928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/CasselJoe/status/966660691989073920</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/danwlin/status/966656925000757248</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Trump also tweeted a more detailed explanation of his proposed plan, which is to give teachers guns. But not just <em>any</em> teachers &mdash; &quot;Highly trained, gun adept, teachers.&quot; You know, all those police people who gave up their careers in fighting crime and became teachers instead.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes. It takes police &amp; first responders approximately 5 to 8 minutes to get to site of crime. Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive. GREAT DETERRENT!</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/966657362789568512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">....If a potential “sicko shooter” knows that a school has a large number of very weapons talented teachers (and others) who will be instantly shooting, the sicko will NEVER attack that school. Cowards won’t go there...problem solved. Must be offensive, defense alone won’t work!</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/966660169194229761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>He added that if a potential &quot;sicko shooter&quot; knew that a school had &quot;very weapons talented teachers&quot; had guns, he wouldn&#39;t go to that school. Trump added that&#39;s because &quot;cowards&quot; won&#39;t go there. Is he saying that anyone who attempted to shoot up an armed school is brave? Is he&hellip;taunting them?</p><p>So there you have it. Trump&#39;s plan to give teachers guns while still not giving teachers guns. Understand?</p><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="268" src="https://giphy.com/embed/3o7btPCcdNniyf0ArS" width="480"></iframe> <p> </p> </div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

People are dragging Trump over a major problem with his stance on giving teacher's guns.

Donald Trump wants to do the impossible, apparently &mdash; he wants to both give and not give teachers guns. On Thursday, he tweeted a two-parter, in which he explained that he never said he wanted to give teachers guns, he just wanted to provide &quot;concealed guns to adept teachers,&quot; which means, give teachers guns.I never said “give teachers guns” like was stated on Fake News @CNN &amp; @NBC. What I said was to look at the possibility of giving “concealed guns to gun adept teachers with military or special training experience - only the best. 20% of teachers, a lot, would now be able to&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018 ....immediately fire back if a savage sicko came to a school with bad intentions. Highly trained teachers would also serve as a deterrent to the cowards that do this. Far more assets at much less cost than guards. A “gun free” school is a magnet for bad people. ATTACKS WOULD END!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018 This point was not lost on Twitter.Right, so you want to give guns to teachers. Glad we cleared that up.&mdash; Dave-sgiving 🦃🦃🦃 (@baltimoredavey) February 22, 2018 So, basically, you’re saying “give teachers guns”...&mdash; David Doyle (@iamdoyle) February 22, 2018 https://twitter.com/CasselJoe/status/966660691989073920https://twitter.com/danwlin/status/966656925000757248Trump also tweeted a more detailed explanation of his proposed plan, which is to give teachers guns. But not just any teachers &mdash; &quot;Highly trained, gun adept, teachers.&quot; You know, all those police people who gave up their careers in fighting crime and became teachers instead.....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes. It takes police &amp; first responders approximately 5 to 8 minutes to get to site of crime. Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive. GREAT DETERRENT!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018 ....If a potential “sicko shooter” knows that a school has a large number of very weapons talented teachers (and others) who will be instantly shooting, the sicko will NEVER attack that school. Cowards won’t go there...problem solved. Must be offensive, defense alone won’t work!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018 He added that if a potential &quot;sicko shooter&quot; knew that a school had &quot;very weapons talented teachers&quot; had guns, he wouldn&#39;t go to that school. Trump added that&#39;s because &quot;cowards&quot; won&#39;t go there. Is he saying that anyone who attempted to shoot up an armed school is brave? Is he&hellip;taunting them?So there you have it. Trump&#39;s plan to give teachers guns while still not giving teachers guns. Understand?   

Trump wants to do the impossible — both give and not give teachers guns.